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Press
prɛs
- move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force
"he pressed his face to the glass"
push (down) press down thumb depress bear down on lean on lower pin pinion hold down force ram thrust cram squeeze compress wedge clasp hold close hug cuddle squeeze crush enfold clutch grasp embrace- exert continuous physical force on (something), typically in order to operate a device
"he pressed a button and the doors slid open"
- squeeze (someone's arm or hand) as a sign of affection
"Winnie pressed his hand"
- move in a specified direction by pushing
"the mob was still pressing forward"
- (of an enemy or opponent) attack persistently and fiercely
"their enemies pressed in on all sides"
- continue in one's action
"he stubbornly pressed on with his work"
- apply pressure to (something) to flatten, shape, or smooth it, typically by ironing
"she pressed her nicest blouse"
- apply pressure to (a flower or leaf) between sheets of paper in order to dry and preserve it
- extract (juice or oil) by crushing or squeezing fruit, vegetables, etc.
"the best olive oils are pressed from hand-picked olives"
- squeeze or crush (fruit, vegetables, etc.) to extract the juice or oil
"the small seeds of sesame are chiefly pressed for their oil"
- manufacture (something, especially a record) by moulding under pressure
"the record was pressed in two runs of 500 copies"
- forcefully put forward (an opinion, claim, or course of action)
"Rose did not press the point"
- make strong efforts to persuade or force (someone) to do something
"when I pressed him for precise figures he evaded the subject"
- insist that (someone) accepts an offer or gift
"he pressed dinner invitations on her"
- (of time) be in short supply, necessitating immediate action
"she was almost 45 years old and time was pressing"
- have barely enough of something, especially time
"I'm terribly pressed for time"
- have difficulty doing or achieving something
"they may be hard pressed to keep their promise"
- raise (a specified weight) by lifting it to shoulder height and then gradually pushing it upwards above the head
- try too hard to achieve distance with a shot, at the risk of inaccuracy
- a device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil
"a flower press"
- a machine that applies pressure to a workpiece by means of a tool, in order to punch shapes
- a printing pressprinting press printing machine
- a business that prints or publishes books
"the Clarendon Press"
- newspapers or journalists viewed collectively
"the incident was not reported in the press"
the media the newspapers the papers the news media journalism the newspaper world the newspaper business the print media the fourth estate- coverage in newspapers and magazines
"there's no point in demonstrating if you don't get any press"
- an act of pressing something
"the system summons medical help at the press of a button"
- a closely packed crowd or mass of people or things
"among the press of cars he saw a taxi"
- pressure of business
- any of various forms of close guarding by the defending team
- an act of raising a weight to shoulder height and then gradually pushing it upwards above the head
- a large cupboard
"the necessary linen was kept in a large press, and in another was the silver plate and several sets of china"